Change for Good impakt

A global advocate for health and fitness, David ‘Patch’ Patchell-Evans is the Founder & CEO of GoodLife Fitness, Canada’s largest fitness club chain.

We heard from Patch about: how the clubs are adapting in the context of COVID-19; his new 21-Day Leader's Guide to Resilience program; and, other ways that GoodLife is living up to their mission of giving every Canadian the opportunity to live a fit and healthy good life.

Mark Tewksbury, Olympic swimming gold medalist, educator, and social change leader, shared why he believes sport can be an agent of social change and has the power to transform lives. He also addressed the postponement of Tokyo 2020; explored the place for protest and activism within sport; and told us more about his Corporate Champions Program.

On June 25th, we welcomed Jenn Harper, an award-winning social entrepreneur and Woman of the Year, is the founder and CEO of Cheekbone Beauty Cosmetics INC. Cheekbone Beauty is a digitally native, direct to consumer brand, which is helping Indigenous youth see themselves in a beauty brand.

In addition to Cheekbone’s mission, Jenn strives to educate as many people as possible about the Residential School System and the effects it has had on her family and friends through decades of generational trauma.

Pamela Fuselli is the President & CEO of Parachute, Canada's leading charity in Injury Prevention. Over 20 years in the health care/injury prevention sector, Pamela’s work has focused on behaviour change and the impact of good public policy and collaboration to further contribute to social change.

She discussed her perspective on the importance of investing in health through prevention/proactive interventions in concert with acute care response, as well as the intersection of social issues and the strength of collaboration during COVID-19 and moving forward.

Craig Ryan, Director, Purpose Entrepreneurship at the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), has more than twenty-five years of experience providing strategy and policy advice to decision-makers in business, government and civil society. Today, he leads the BDC team to help grow Canada’s national movement of certified B Corporations.

Craig shared why people in the global B Corp movement have caused him to jettison the conventional business cases for sustainability and corporate charity – and to feel confidence in entrepreneurs’ ability to help build a better post-pandemic marketplace and society.